But Stephanie's husband, Christian Acosta, ran after Mason, jumping into the path of the moving Chevrolet Cavalier.

“I picked him up and carried him like this and felt the pain, the impact of the car,” Christian said.

Christian is sore and has some cuts and bruises, but everyone is OK.

“The driver came out, and I think she was hysterical, too,” she said.

The Acostas said it could have been any other child.

“There’s always traffic coming in, and they’re pretty fast-coming down this hill, and I’m afraid I’ll get run over all the time,” Stephanie said.

The Acostas now want to ask the city to make 35th and Drexel streets a four-way stop or at least add a slow down or yield sign. They said there are too many kids in the neighborhood and they don’t want any other parents to go through what they did.